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. 1981 Oct;14(4):460–461. doi: 10.1128/jcm.14.4.460-461.1981

Preparation of Sputum Smears for Acid-Fast Microscopy

Gary A Goldfogel ^1,^†, David L Sewell ¹

PMCID: PMC272005 PMID: 6793626

Abstract

A method is presented for the preparation of satisfactory smears for acid-fast microscopy that do not contain viable cells of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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